Bluko wrote...
Oh snap!
But so far everything that's been revealed about ME3 has kind of been a no-brainer storywise. It was either go back to the Alliance/Council or become something of a glorified Pirate/Merc. Do you really want Shepard to start his own Merc band?
Well you knew Cerebus was up to no good if only because you oppose them the entire time as Paragon Shepard and work with them as Renegade Shepard so you're right from that perspective that it was a no brainer that you'd end up fighting them.
The Council has always opposed him no matter what outcome was and always refuse to see the real enemies even when there's insurmountable evidence pointing to the Reapers. You'd think they'd get tired of being wrong after a while.
The Alliance is really the only organization that has supported Shepard's endevors over the long haul. The only time they stopped was when he died (even locking the SR1 down was more Udina a council wannabe). In ME1 they gave him a ship and supported him by having the fleet ready to rock against Sovreign. In ME2 they more or less stayed the hell outa the way and kept others from getting in his way (Shadowbroker files reveal some interesting things) to let Shepard do his thing. Can't destroy a star system without there being any kind of reprocussion, so we start out on trial...
Regardless Shepard has always been kinda a force of nature. Not so much a "merc band" as more of a coalition of represenitive forces of the galaxy. He just needs someone to sign the pay checks.